मुहूर्त
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुहूर्त (muhūrta).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦuːɾt̪/
Noun
मुहूर्त • (muhūrt) m
- a particular measure of time (= 2 ghāṭīs or = 1/30 day), equalling 48 minutes
- an auspicious moment
- a moment, an instant
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुहूर्त muhūrt |
मुहूर्त muhūrt |
| oblique | मुहूर्त muhūrt |
मुहूर्तों muhūrtõ |
| vocative | मुहूर्त muhūrt |
मुहूर्तो muhūrto |
See also
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मुहूर्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3987
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुहूर्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 828
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মুহূৰ্ত (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬸᬳᬹᬃᬢ (Balinese script)
- মুহূর্ত (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰲𑰮𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- မုဟူရ်္တ (Burmese script)
- મુહૂર્ત (Gujarati script)
- ਮੁਹੂਰ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦸꦲꦹꦂꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂳𑂯𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಮುಹೂರ್ತ (Kannada script)
- មុហូត៌ (Khmer script)
- ມຸຫູຣ຺ຕ (Lao script)
- മുഹൂര്ത (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡠᡥᡠᡠᡵᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘳𑘮𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠤᠾᠤᠤᠷᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧔𑧎𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐸𑐴𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
- ମୁହୂର୍ତ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢸꢲꢹꢬ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆶𑆲𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖲𑖮𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
- මුහූර්ත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩒𑪂𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚰𑚩𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
- முஹூர்த (Tamil script)
- ముహూర్త (Telugu script)
- มุหูรฺต (Thai script)
- མུ་ཧཱུ་རྟ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒳𑒯𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨃𑨱𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš (“brief, short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥ǵʰ-ú-s (“short, brief”). Related to Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús), Latin brevis (“short”) and also to मुहुर् (múhur, “in a moment; suddenly”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mu.ɦuːɾ.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mu.ɦuːɾ.t̪ɐ/
Noun
मु॒हू॒र्त • (muhūrtá) stem, m or n
- a moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time
- a period of time equal to 48 minutes which is equivalent to one thirtieth of a day
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मु॒हू॒र्तः (muhūrtáḥ) | मु॒हू॒र्तौ (muhūrtáu) मु॒हू॒र्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) |
मु॒हू॒र्ताः (muhūrtā́ḥ) मु॒हू॒र्तासः॑¹ (muhūrtā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | मु॒हू॒र्तम् (muhūrtám) | मु॒हू॒र्तौ (muhūrtáu) मु॒हू॒र्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) |
मु॒हू॒र्तान् (muhūrtā́n) |
| instrumental | मु॒हू॒र्तेन॑ (muhūrténa) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तैः (muhūrtáiḥ) मु॒हू॒र्तेभिः॑¹ (muhūrtébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मु॒हू॒र्ताय॑ (muhūrtā́ya) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तेभ्यः॑ (muhūrtébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मु॒हू॒र्तात् (muhūrtā́t) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तेभ्यः॑ (muhūrtébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मु॒हू॒र्तस्य॑ (muhūrtásya) | मु॒हू॒र्तयोः॑ (muhūrtáyoḥ) | मु॒हू॒र्ताना॑म् (muhūrtā́nām) |
| locative | मु॒हू॒र्ते (muhūrté) | मु॒हू॒र्तयोः॑ (muhūrtáyoḥ) | मु॒हू॒र्तेषु॑ (muhūrtéṣu) |
| vocative | मुहू॑र्त (múhūrta) | मुहू॑र्तौ (múhūrtau) मुहू॑र्ता¹ (múhūrtā¹) |
मुहू॑र्ताः (múhūrtāḥ) मुहू॑र्तासः¹ (múhūrtāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मु॒हू॒र्तम् (muhūrtám) | मु॒हू॒र्ते (muhūrté) | मु॒हू॒र्तानि॑ (muhūrtā́ni) मु॒हू॒र्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) |
| accusative | मु॒हू॒र्तम् (muhūrtám) | मु॒हू॒र्ते (muhūrté) | मु॒हू॒र्तानि॑ (muhūrtā́ni) मु॒हू॒र्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) |
| instrumental | मु॒हू॒र्तेन॑ (muhūrténa) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तैः (muhūrtáiḥ) मु॒हू॒र्तेभिः॑¹ (muhūrtébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मु॒हू॒र्ताय॑ (muhūrtā́ya) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तेभ्यः॑ (muhūrtébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मु॒हू॒र्तात् (muhūrtā́t) | मु॒हू॒र्ताभ्या॑म् (muhūrtā́bhyām) | मु॒हू॒र्तेभ्यः॑ (muhūrtébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मु॒हू॒र्तस्य॑ (muhūrtásya) | मु॒हू॒र्तयोः॑ (muhūrtáyoḥ) | मु॒हू॒र्ताना॑म् (muhūrtā́nām) |
| locative | मु॒हू॒र्ते (muhūrté) | मु॒हू॒र्तयोः॑ (muhūrtáyoḥ) | मु॒हू॒र्तेषु॑ (muhūrtéṣu) |
| vocative | मुहू॑र्त (múhūrta) | मुहू॑र्ते (múhūrte) | मुहू॑र्तानि (múhūrtāni) मुहू॑र्ता¹ (múhūrtā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Bengali: মুহূর্ত (muhurto)
- → Chinese: 牟呼栗多 (móuhūlìduō)
- → English: muhurta
- → Hindi: मुहूर्त (muhūrt), महूरत (mahūrat)
- → Kannada: ಮುಹೂರ್ತ (muhūrta)
- → Malayalam: മുഹൂർത്തം (muhūṟttaṁ)
- Pali: muhutta
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (muhutta)
- → Tamil: முகூர்த்தம் (mukūrttam)
- → Telugu: ముహూర్తము (muhūrtamu)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “मुहूर्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 825.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “मुहूर्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan